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Tawny’s elderly great grand uncle offered a thin, kind smile as the Toyota Camry we had all crammed into bumped and wiggled into his half dirt, half-paved driveway. He raised his arm in a motionless wave and broadened his grin, nodded slightly. He wore a mop of... View This Article →

iPinion co-founders Debra DeAngelo and David Lacy both have essays in a remarkable anthology with a fall release date. Additionally, iPinion contributor Hollye Dexter also has a piece included. Dexter co-edited The Shame Prom with “Shades” editor Amy Ferris. “Shades of Blue collects the perspectives of well-known writers... View This Article →

Dear readers, This month iPinionSyndicate celebrates its fifth anniversary. Over the past few years we’ve been honored to feature hundreds of regular and guest contributors, and on the three domain names that have played host to our site (iPinion.me, iPinion.us, and iPinionSyndicate.com), these writers and photographers have amassed well over a... View This Article →

Who says vacationers should have to choose between taking a fun trip and doing good in the world? The ongoing indiegogo campaign for Uncontained Life, a new online resource for travel-lovers, makes this intriguing promise to its supporters: “You can change the world one... View This Article →

I almost never call myself a writer. Never mind that I have written hundreds, if not thousands of articles for both print and electronic media. Never mind that I have taught writing for nearly 8 years at four different colleges. Never mind that my full-time... View This Article →

When my fiancée first immigrated to the U.S. from Vietnam at the age of 10, she was overwhelmed by English speech. Spoken English, she recalls, sounded like “sharp, rapid thunder claps” that often necessitated pressing her small hands tightly against her ears. She first revealed... View This Article →

As a writer and a teacher, I applaud those individuals who are willing to take a notebook or a laptop or a camera and set about probing the darker recesses of the human experience. This can be a daunting task that requires an exceptional level of critical examination of... View This Article →

Let’s get one thing out of the way early: My fiancée is ten years younger than me. 34-24. The 1980s are merely part of the history books to her. To Tawny, “hair metal” refers to a barrette from Claire’s Jewelry. Other than during the first... View This Article →